Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
9
0.9
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.7
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
24
22
21
21
33
29
10
10
10
14
18
20
55
60
136
230
239
234
188
153
149
89
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
15
SSE
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:36PM3.19m
2:45AM3.14m
3:12PM3.07m
3:18AM3.04m
3:49PM2.91m
3:54AM2.93m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.55m
8:55AM0.43m
9:10PM0.69m
9:30AM0.53m
9:44PM0.85m
10:08AM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:11
5:07
5:05
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8:54
8:58
9:00
9:01
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
8
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
4
5
4
5
3
3
5
7
7
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
9
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.7
N
10
Energy kJ
34
21
16
15
15
21
33
29
10
10
10
4
10
19
28
60
230
239
234
188
153
149
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
40
40
24
22
21
7
4
2
1
6
6
6
1
1
1
4
4
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
4
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
5
7
4
14
18
20
55
11
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
144
144
144
391
311
697
180
157
157
160
157
180
226
645
697
322
226
0
21
48
21
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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